Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

Food regulator FSSAI has given its approval to sell edible oils in loose through vending machines in West Bengal and the pilot project will start from Kolkata. According to a PTI report: FSSAI has given permission to a company to...

Food safety regulator FSSAI has announced a Rs 482 crore scheme to strengthen the food testing infrastructure in the country. "The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has rolled out a major scheme for strengthening of Food Testing...

Food regulator FSSAI is revising the list of fish species having potential to cause histamine poisoning and also set limits of histamine levels in fishery products. According to a PTI report: Histamine, a food-borne toxin, is formed as a result...

Edible oil industry body, Solvent Extractors Association of India (SEA), has filed complaints with food regulator, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and advertising industry watchdog, Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI), against Patanjali Ayurved for alleged...

Edible oil industry body Solvent Extractors Association of India (SEA) is planning to approach Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) as well as Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI), the advertising industry watchdog, against yoga guru Ramdev...

Nestle revealed that CFTRI (Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysuru) has cleared all samples of its instant snack brand Maggi noodles, stating that all 29 samples tested by the research institute are clear. The reports state that lead levels for...

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in a recent notification has restricted its administration activities against nutraceuticals and health supplement companies. It will now be only testing the products till new standards are notified. A big relief for...

Central food safety regulator, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has shut down its sub-regional offices at Chandigarh and Lucknow. FSSAI believes that they were not contributing much as the licensing work is now being done online. "These (sub-regional...

Baba Ramdev'a Patanjali Atta noodles, which has generated significant attention lately for its grand launch and promise to raise competition in the market, has found itself in controversy, yet again. Patanajali launches 'atta noodles', to enter childcare, wellness sectors While the...